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By: Matthew Iannotti

What is strength training?
Strength training is using muscular force against resistance. This type of training can build the strength and size of skeletal muscles. Different forms of resistance can be used when training for strength. This includes bands, body weight, and specially designed weights or machines.

In the past, strength training was primarily used by athletes to enhance performance and/or increase muscle size. However, strength training is now recognized as a critical factor in the health and fitness of all genders, ages, and abilities. Leading health organizations such as the ACSM and NSCA recommend regular strength training as part of one’s fitness regimen.

Why is strength training so important?

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by Andrew Cheyne

Combining Interval training with strength training is a form of training that has been coined turbulence training. Getting all the necessities in one workout so that you get your workout done quickly with a ton of intensity. Often you can have a fantastic workout completed within 45 minutes.

Start your workout with a 5 minute bodyweight warm up. The warm up is not an option it is as much a part of the workout as any other part. After the warm up is complete, move on to the muscle building part of the workout. This will last for approx 20 minute. You can train with barbells or dumbbells or even more bodyweight training. Just one real rule here; no using cheesy equipment. We are looking for intensity, don’t waste your time by slacking on the strength training.

Once done the strength training portion we head straight into the interval fitness portion of the workout. By combining your workout like this you make the most of your time. Getting the most out of your workout and getting in and out of the gym in the least amount of time. No need to spend hours doing cardio, or working out every day of the week.

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by Stefan Mark

It may come as a surprise to some of you, but the fastest and most effective way to transform your body and ignite the fat burning process 24/7 is to strength train.

You didn’t think you could get in shape only by running for hours and hours on a treadmill to nowhere, did you?

Our goal with strength training, also known as anaerobic exercise, is to increase our muscular strength and to add as much lean shapely muscle to our bodies as we can. And why do we want to add muscle? Well, it is attractive to look at, increases bone density (especially important as we age), and a muscular body burns far more calories at rest each day than a body with less muscle, raising our resting metabolic rate (RMR). This last fact is an enormously powerful secret to getting the body you want.

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Have you noticed lately that your body is feeling squidgy and all those hours spent on the couch are finally taking their toll? Do you feel out of shape, out of breath, and the pants are, well, a bit snug.

Like most people, you’re experiencing weight gain which results from taking in more calories than you expend through exercise, thermogenesis, and the body’s usual metabolic functions.

To burn off the excess body fat, you must create a calorie deficit. And since a pound of fat is roughly 3,500 calories worth of fuel, you must burn 3,500 more calories in a week than you eat, according to the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

Even Muscle Loss Contributes To Weight Gain. A couch potato attitude leads a sedentary lifestyle, which translates to a body that loses muscle mass-at a rate of about one percent a year after the age of 45. This age-related muscle loss (known as sarcopenia) is caused by a decline in metabolic rate. (more…)